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puzzleannie
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completely and totally off topic
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puzzleannie
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If the editor of this bulletin actually wrote “there is a fee to celebrate the sacrament” he is mistaken and should be corrected by the pastor, bring it to his attention. “Christian formation” refers to the class and other activities to PREPARE for the sacrament (and that preparation is required by the bishop), NOT to fee for actually celebrating the sacrament
in this parish the cost, not including salaries and overhead, for an RCIA candidate in the catechumenate year is well over $100 (more for Spanish because resources cost more and are spread out over fewer candiates). Children and youth pay the standard CCD fee, $25 per child (with discounts for more children in one family), adults pay nothing. Many offer donations, which go to the parish, not the CCD/RCIA program. this does not include any costs associated with the liturgy itself.
the cost for a first communion or confirmation candidate is about $60, more for retreat, but many candidates make a donation for that.
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BlestOne
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When my dd was confirmed there were fees… for the retreat, for the robes they decided to require, for materials, group picture, etc… but not for the SACRAMENT!!!
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THurifer2
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My parish doesn’t charge a fee for Any sacrament. Even WEddings are free. The only price one has to pay is to be an ACTIVE member of the parish or come from parents who are ACTIVE family of the parish.
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1ke
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There is no fee for “sacramental grace”.
Read the canons I posted above regarding the matter.
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puzzleannie
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no as has been said about 2 dozen times, it is okay to charge a fee to cover a fraction of the cost of sacramental preparation, and okay to charge for use of the facilities for a private celebration outside a regularly scheduled liturgy. There is NO FEE for sacraments. the outmoded term “stole fee” to indicate a customary donation for the priest dates from a poor English translation and a time when these were the sole support of the parish priest.
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puzzleannie
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I will bet a baptismal candle, first communion banner and a confirmation prayerbook that your parishioners tithe or have adopted generally a spirituality of stewardship.
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maize
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i think all of my questions and the OP’s have been well answered.
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Jolly_Joe
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An interesting thing happened about a week ago here, a man somewhere around 90 years old was baptized in the Catholic Church, it was kind of noticed by the community because he had attended the Presbyterian Church his whole life.
He told the story. There were 6 children in his family, and they hadn’t been baptized. The priest insisted on getting paid for 6 baptisms, while the parents thought they should at least get a discount since all 6 were going to be done at the same time. End result was the children didn’t get baptized and the family started to atttend the Presbyterian congregation.
Only the one boy is left now and he went to be baptized, gave the church $10,000 for doing it.
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He told the story. There were 6 children in his family, and they hadn’t been baptized. The priest insisted on getting paid for 6 baptisms, while the parents thought they should at least get a discount since all 6 were going to be done at the same time. End result was the children didn’t get baptized and the family started to atttend the Presbyterian congregation.
Only the one boy is left now and he went to be baptized, gave the church $10,000 for doing it.
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rpp
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Thank you for you helpful and informative response.rpp;3733743:
to administer the sacrament without a payment. Would that be correct?Okay, I can see this. Thank you for the correction.
I guess simony would not come into it unless the priest refused
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Unfortunately, your response is incorrect. After a brief check, and a search through the Catechism, It appears that if a priest were to refuse to perform a sacrament without being paid, that would essentially mean the he is selling the sacrament. And selling anything sacred or trying to sell grace is indeed simony. (CCC 2121).
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